Microbiome of the External Auditory Canal: Changes After Long-Term Hearing Aid Use
Atte Sjövall,
Ella Mustanoja,
Annina Lyyski
et al.
Abstract:Objective
To investigate the microbial changes of long-term hearing aid use culture independently.
Study design
Cross-sectional study.
Patients
Fifty long-term hearing aid users and 80 volunteer controls with asymptomatic ears.
Intervention
External auditory canal (EAC) sampling with DNA-free swabs.
Main Outcome Measures
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